But the fact that Mr. McCain, the Presidential candidate most closely associated with immigration tolerance, has outlasted Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and other immigration hardliners, should be an indication that other issues are foremost in the minds of even GOP voters.

Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, the energy management system first deployed in the Prius, has proven to be dead reliable, and the nickel-metal hydride battery packs have outlasted even the most optimistic estimates.